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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1943
Page
3
A skeptical monologue notes politics as a field for bogosity. It argues many human deeds are harmful yet survive, defines a scandal as morally questionable yet potentially appealing, and mocks revenge as only faintly sweet while soldiers return to farm life.
A reader letter praises Kellogg’s All-Bran for relieving chronic constipation. The note explains that insufficient dietary fiber causes constipation and that regular use with adequate water aids natural elimination.
A 1,465 pound hog from Rusk County Texas is on display. The gigantic animal stands four feet one inch tall and eight feet one inch long, described as capable of easing a meat shortage.
The Himalayas contain more than 50 mountains rising above 25,000 feet, illustrating the range's extreme elevations and dramatic geography across multiple peaks and valleys.
In the South Pacific, Marines rely on field doctors in rudimentary sick bays from Guadalcanal to Tulagi. Lt. A. A. Pringos directs a backshore clinic that handles 75 to 100 patients daily, with 11 corpsmen, one more doctor, and two dentists. Most cases are treated on site. a few are evacuated for hospital care.
A compact guide shows options for reception notices: a small card with reception details, or two lines appended to the invitation noting the time and venue, plus a full card phrasing for a reception breakfast after the ceremony with RSVP request.
Fort Oglethorpe Georgia where WAC Pvt. Elsie M Wong relays mail from Hawaii to her brother in China. Wartime rules prevent direct letters, so messages go east to Wong and then west to China.
The camp sick bay grew from a field tent to a 60 by 25 foot open shack with fly screens. Corpsmen work 24 hours a day and assist doctors, freeing them from routine tasks while Marines stay ready for action.
American forces in India rely on Indian beef and locally sourced poultry and eggs. Subsistence officers inspect every pound, ensuring first rate quality while saving shipping space and costs. About 180 million cattle exist in India, with nine cent beef per pound and no need for refrigerated transport.
Urbana Illinois warns that burning grass clippings leaves and garden residues wastes manure for 1944 crops. M D Appleman of the University of Illinois agronomy department urges making a compost pile with leaf and yard waste mixed with mineral compounds to neutralize acids and provide nitrogen for rapid decay.
A vintage teen feature showcases rickrack crafts and fashion tricks for girls and boys, plus war stamp fundraisers. It highlights rickrack jewelry, station wagon trim, sweater initials, bold border writing, and party games. The piece promotes war stamps through baby picture contests and Tricks for Teens bazaars, urging participation to support military efforts.
A light instructional note discusses beauty tips of the era. It mentions matching lips and fingertips and cheeks, separating mascara with a toothpick, boiling hard water for shampoo, vinegar rinses darkening light hair, lemon rinses brightening hair, and mixing a lemon rinse with water.
DYERSBURG TENN In a furniture store Homer Pressler has installed washing machines and other equipment for customers to use. Patrons wash their clothes on site and then take them home for ironing. A lounge is provided for those waiting their turn at the machines.
The Flower Flag arose when Chinese citizens on Capt. John Greene’s Empress of China first saw the American flag in Canton on September 13, 1784. The term stuck for years. The ad notes Navy men favor Camels cigarettes and mentions shipping restrictions on overseas Army packages while allowing Camels for U S. personnel and service members abroad.
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